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Original early real photo postcard / RPPC showing Gilmore Pond from Gay Farm, located at East Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
The image shows an elevated view over Gilmore Pond, with wooded shoreline, open fields, rural road, telegraph poles, and low New Hampshire hills in the distance. The front is captioned: “Gilmore Pond from Gay Farm, East Jaffrey, N.H. 24.”
The reverse has a divided postcard back with the publisher imprint: “Photograph Post Card / From Studio of Eastern Illustrating Co. / Belfast, Me.”
Eastern Illustrating Co. of Belfast, Maine was a New England real photo postcard publisher of the early 20th century, known for documenting small towns, farms, lakes, roads, resorts, and rural views across New England. This card is a Jaffrey-area scenic view specifically identified as taken from Gay Farm.
Details:
Location: East Jaffrey / Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Subject: Gilmore Pond from Gay Farm
Publisher: Eastern Illustrating Co., Belfast, Maine
Date: Circa 1910s–1920s
Type: Real Photo Postcard / RPPC
Size: Standard postcard size, approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches
Condition:
Antique postcard with age toning, light surface wear, scattered marks, minor corner and edge wear, and some small edge nicks / wear visible. Image is somewhat dark, as shown. Unposted, with no written message or address. Please review photos carefully for full condition details.
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